FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE 2 Days In Paris 

Sometimes when you want to get to know a person, really get to know them, you end up realising that it's better to do without. Marion (Julie Delpy) and Jack (Adam Goldberg) tried it with a trip to Europe together. Actually, the holiday was meant to save their relationship. But that didn't go well - Jack didn't like Venice. By itself, I assumed that Americans couldn't possibly dislike Venice. But this one did. Jack put Marion to the test. He suffered from severe diarrhoea and from having to photograph everything, but everything. Ah, no, not everything. Not the diarrhoea. Did he think this would make up for his tragic lack of Venice photos? They wanted to spend the last few days of their holiday in Marion's native Paris, from where they would return to New York. In Paris, they live one floor above Marion's parents (who are played by the real Delpy parents, by the way). Naturally, there is a culture clash. According to my theory, high-quality cuisines are characterised by offering sometimes disgusting specialities. French cuisine is no exception. This serves exclusivity, because normal mortals are thus excluded by the preferences of the gourmets. In Paris, rabbit is served. With the head and the rabbit eyes. Otherwise, Marion and Jack wander through Paris talking like lovers who are slowly starting to get on each other's nerves. A kind of anti before-sunrise concept. 2 Days In Paris, on the other hand, is about incompatibility: Paris reveals a side of Marion that Jack didn't know until then. Is Marion a radical activist? Or is she just acting like one? She constantly runs into old friends (Paris must be as much a village as Berlin). At one point she attacks an old friend because he was on holiday in Thailand. At home, Jack is questioned about French culture. Not quizzed, but quizzed. It's a test... 2 Days In Paris is entirely Delpy's film. She directed, wrote the screenplay, provided the editing, composed the score.... She even sings a song herself. The result is a sophisticated comedy with bitter undertones. At one point you wonder how Marion and Jack ever got the idea to go on a second date in the first place. Most punters compare the film to the Woody Allen classics of the 70s - with Delpy acting as Diane Keaton. However, she wouldn't be scared of insects, she would cook them. Delpy, the indie icon of the 90s, tries to avoid all Paris clichés here. Nothing seems romantic here. So you see almost nothing of Paris. All that's missing is that she positions the rubbish collection in front of the Eiffel Tower.